Hello all,
I wanted to introduce this big boy I just adopted. His previous owner moved to a new house and couldn't give him a good environment. His shed was in a fairly confined area with crushed rock on the ground. He's now actively exploring our yard and seems to enjoy being out on the grass. His previous owner had him for 3 or 4 years and believes he's 8 or 9 years old. I haven't measured him yet but was told he's about 12" wide and 18" long.
I've read much on the forum on sulcata care (including Tom's care sheet) but most information is about hatchlings. I'm sure I'll have more questions ... but what's on my mind right now are his temps and substrate.
For an adult of this size, what's a safe night time low temp for him to be outside without a heating element or pig blanket? I'm in Arizona and our overnight lows are around 60 right now.
His "home" is a rubbermaid plastic shed (60 in. W x 33.6 in. D x 37.32 in. H) with a hole cut in the door. He seems to like it, at least to the point of being familiar with it and going in on his own. Would he be more comfortable if I scattered some hay inside?
Okay, I thought of one more question and I think I know the answer. His diet regularly included squash, zucchini, pumpkin and probably a lot of varied greens. But specifically no cactus pads, hay or mazuri. Is it safe to assume he'd be better off without regular squash, zucchini, pumpkin? How much do these guys eat daily?
Thanks!
Charles
I wanted to introduce this big boy I just adopted. His previous owner moved to a new house and couldn't give him a good environment. His shed was in a fairly confined area with crushed rock on the ground. He's now actively exploring our yard and seems to enjoy being out on the grass. His previous owner had him for 3 or 4 years and believes he's 8 or 9 years old. I haven't measured him yet but was told he's about 12" wide and 18" long.
I've read much on the forum on sulcata care (including Tom's care sheet) but most information is about hatchlings. I'm sure I'll have more questions ... but what's on my mind right now are his temps and substrate.
For an adult of this size, what's a safe night time low temp for him to be outside without a heating element or pig blanket? I'm in Arizona and our overnight lows are around 60 right now.
His "home" is a rubbermaid plastic shed (60 in. W x 33.6 in. D x 37.32 in. H) with a hole cut in the door. He seems to like it, at least to the point of being familiar with it and going in on his own. Would he be more comfortable if I scattered some hay inside?
Okay, I thought of one more question and I think I know the answer. His diet regularly included squash, zucchini, pumpkin and probably a lot of varied greens. But specifically no cactus pads, hay or mazuri. Is it safe to assume he'd be better off without regular squash, zucchini, pumpkin? How much do these guys eat daily?
Thanks!
Charles